Letter: Help on the road was appreciated

Thursday, June 9, 2005 | 9 a.m.

Driving about two weeks ago on Windmill Lane to pick up my grandson for a ball game, I had a tire blow out. The temperature was 105 degrees as I emptied my trunk to get my jack.

A driver pulled up behind me and offered his help. He -- I am sorry that I did not get his name -- helped me as I used the jack to raise the car. In a few minutes, a Henderson police officer whose last name was Abernathy pulled up behind our cars to see what the problem was. The officer then got down on his knees and removed the lug nuts and helped put the spare tire on.

I thank both men, who proved that people in Southern Nevada are kindhearted and care about their fellow citizens.

JAMES A. PARUCHA

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